Compared to Romney sticking the dog on the roof of the car, this sounds normal. I haven’t checked a right wing forum, but I’ll bet someone, on one of them, is now making the same point and saying this makes her just the type of veep they want. And Trump himself is no dog lover.
So, I’ll say this increases her chances in the veep race a smidgen. Anything to draw attention away from her abortion stance may be a help there.
No, shooting a dog won’t help her ticket in November.
What I said in my last post, about Governor Noem, came from not personally being real sentimental about dogs (even though we have a nice gentle sheltie).
But I’m going to take back what I wrote.
I just told my wife the story, and when I got to the part where her daughter gets off the bus and asks Mom “Where’s Cricket,” it hit me that this is a political problem. I think Noem’s chances of being the next Vice-President of the United States have gone way down.
She should have stopped after the billy goat story.
What. The. [Edit: to be contd. in the Pit]
I just looked to see how the betting market averages have changed.
The most recent Wayback Machine backup I find is for April 21, 2024. The top six, in order, were Scott, Noem, Stefanik, Vance, Carson, and Haley.
Currently, the top six, in order, are Scott, Stefanik, Vance, Carson, Haley, and, bringing up the rear, Noem.
So I guess the dog thing is putting her out of the running, per the international gambling community. Then, I don’t much believe in gambling.
I find it a little hard to believe it will be Scott because Trump treats him so rudely. My guess continues to be Stefanik, with Huckabee Sanders as my pick for the one gamblers should be rating much higher.
Won’t be Noem. That dog ain’t gonna hunt. Won’t be Haley. She hurt Donnie’s fee-fees. Won’t be Scott or Carson- the Party of White Supremacy is not going to put a black on the ticket. Stefanik is a possibility, but I can’t see him putting a woman in such a position. Won’t be Vance- he prefers candidates with vision in both eyes. Won’t be Abbott- he dislikes the disabled. It will be a far right true blue MAGA white male. Exactly who I don’t know.
I am currently reading The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For, an anecdotal examination of prominent Millennial political figures. Among many others it features Stefanik fairly favorably but it was written in 2018 and I wonder what the book’s author thinks of her heel turn to Trump slobberer in the ensuing six years.
Needs to be someone who will gaze at him lovingly at all public events and photo ops.
I missed that Vance has a vision problem. Or am I taking your comment too literally?
On the other hand, a weak willed nobody that he can push around, and who will remain loyal no matter how many times he is abused is exactly what Trump wants.
Oh nuts, I mixed him up with Crenshaw. OK- maybe Vance has a chance.
It could never be Crenshaw. Although he votes the party line 99.9% of the time he has no problem speaking his mind when he’s not in line with the rest. Vance’s personality is a little too strong to be number 2. There is also the problem of him being in the senate from a contested state. He’s more important where he is.
I think you underestimate how they can justify liking “One of the good ones.” I’m putting Scott on top at this point.
Since SCOTUS doesn’t believe the constitution is self-executing, what would stop Florida electors from voting for two residents of Florida?
Or for Don and Don Jr?
CBS reported this morning that trump spent several hours with DeSantis yesterday. I wonder what they talked about?
Or Don and himself? Where in the Constitution does it explicitly say the P and VP have to be different people?
(And if it does, fine — how about Trump and the comatose marmoset perched on his noggin?)
If for some insane reason the GOP decided to run a Trump/DeSantis ticket without either man changing his residency and Florida electors still voted for both, Congress in their joint session would decide on the validity of the electors. If Congress rejected DeSantis’ Florida electors and the Trump/DeSantis ticket won by less than the number of Florida electors, the Vice Presidency would be decided by a contingent election in the Senate.
You’re assuming the Dems control congress. If it is the Reps, they will do no such thing.
A Bulwark article examining possible/probable Vice Presidential picks. It posits that Rubio has a strong lead with the caveat that he lives in Florida, so he’d have to move if chosen. Also examined are some of the other leading contenders and their current standings.
But Republicans won’t know whether Republicans or Democrats will control either chamber at the time of the electoral count when they put DeSantis/Rubio on the ticket. Why risk it? Especially since the solution is just DeSantis or Rubio renting a one-bedroom in Northern Virginia for a few months (presumably Rubio already has a part-time residence in the DC area he could just redesignate as his primary residence).
@MulderMuffin, that article makes an interesting point regarding how Rubio could change residences and still serve as a Senator from Florida due to the Constitution only requiring that senators must be an inhabitant of their state "when elected.”
Every single election we have the same speculation about running mates from the same state. If they want to run together, one or the other changes his state of residence. Easy peasy, Donnie could simply become a New Yorker again. I don’t think he’s going to pick the guy he’s been belittling as Little Marco for the past 8 years.